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It would have to be quite a long war where the military couldn’t rely on existing equipment and inventories of chips for a while. It’s not like most military e
by mr_toad 6y ago
It would have to be quite a long war where the military couldn’t rely on existing equipment and inventories of chips for a while. It’s not like most military equipment uses the latest CPUs anyway.
And if a war did drag on for years there would be opportunity to switch suppliers and manufacturers or build new infrastructure.
- ClumsyPilot 6y agoSome industries take decades to establish, you don't have 5-year stock of CPUs and you will probably be left high and dry if the supply is cut off by a natural disaster or something. Where do you even get people with the knowledge required to run the 5nm fabs, there night be none at all on thr continent.
- rasz 6y agoWho said anything about any wars? There are rumors abound about TSMC infrastructure being booby-trapped due to national security concerns. As soon as China reaches 14-28nm and is able to sustain internal needs using home grown foundries an "accident" in TSMC facilities could put mainland in a position of silicon leader for at least half a decade.
- eternauta3k 6y agoWhy half a decade? They just have to buy new equipment. The know-how remains.